This segment starts from San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte going to Vigan, Ilocos Sur along AH26 Southbound. This is about 90+Km drive with stoppages at the following Points of Interests:
• San Agustin Church, Paoay:
The Saint Augustine Church, commonly known as the Paoay Church, is the Roman Catholic church of the municipality of Paoay, Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. Completed in 1710, the church is famous for its distinct architecture highlighted by the enormous buttresses on the sides and back of the building. It is declared as a National Cultural Treasure by the Philippine government in 1973 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the collective group
• Immaculate Conception Parish, Batac
• La Virgen Milagrosa De Badoc:
Badoc houses the Sanctuary of the Miraculous Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the La Virgen Milagrosa. History traces the life-sized statue to Nagasaki, Japan. It was sent floating in the sea by missionaries operating in secret in Japan (for fear of persecution during the Tokugawa Regime), along with the Miraculous Statue of the Black Nazarene (Sinait’s Santo Cristo Milagroso).
It was first found by local fishermen in the shores of Barangay Dadalaquiten of Sinait, Ilocos Sur and Barangay Paguetpet of Badoc, Ilocos Norte. In short, the boundary between Sinait and Badoc, in the year 1620. Only fishermen from Sinait were able to move the Statue of the Black Nazarene.
The fishermen from Badoc, unable to move the Black Nazarene, were able to move the La Virgen Milagrosa that came with it—which was, in turn, unable to be moved by the fishermen from Sinait. They took the statues to their respective towns, hence becoming their patron saints. Today The La Virgen Milagrosa is enshrined at the Badoc Church, as Barangay Paguetpet was renamed in honor of the La Virgen Milagrosa.
• Juan Luna Shrine, Badoc
The Juan Luna Shrine is the reconstructed two story ancestral house of the painter Juan Luna, the revolutionary general Antonio Luna, and the violinist Manuel Luna. Built in the typical middle-class fashion, the house was burned down in 1861 and was rebuilt using clay bricks and molave wood. Now a museum, the shrine houses photos of the Luna family and reproductions of Luna’s paintings. The second floor retains the living room, bedrooms, azotea, and chapel, all furnished with period furniture and accessories.
• La Virgen Milagrosa Chapel, Badoc: a nice chapel by the sea
• Ilocos Norte – Ilocos Sur Border Arch
• St. Dominic Of Guzman Parish, Sto. Domingo
• My Vigan Home
• All the above have been visited before except the last two. La Virgen Milagrosa De Badoc was visited which was upgraded into a Basilica Minore.
Source: WIKI
AH 26 is tight in these areas due to the volume of vehicles. Road condition is good except in some parts where repairs or widening are ongoing.
Enjoy & have a safe trip!!!
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